AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 7, 8 January 1914, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

THE “SSVJArtT GET.”

The large measure of popularity which the “Smart Set” have already attained in the Dominion should be further added to after the opening performance at the Town Hall this evening if all the press notices and criticisms received can bo justified. The “Smart Set” make a special feature of the musical comedy class of entertainment —which is described as extremely gay, bright, and inteiest-

ing. Mr Edward Elliott (.eccentric comedian; is the .author of many of the sketches produced by the “Smart Set,” and assisted by “Sunshine James,” contributes quite an interesting and diverting ventriloquail interlude which, is referred to as a really clever item. Mr aynard Dakin (comedian) will make his reappearance m Stratford, in conjunction with this company. His'quaint methods of very refined comedy will be pleasantly iecalled in connection with his previous visits here. The Auckland press is unanimous in its praises of the met its of the company during the eight weeks season therl. Ihe programme includes the latest operettas, solos, duets, quartettes, burlesques, sketches, ventrihquail items and “Revues.” due “Smart Set” were the first to introduce the “Eevues” to Australasia. Mith the exception of Mr Dakin and Mi Ernest Pavkcs, the members of the company are all new to the Dominion. BERNARD’S PICTURES.

A very goad programme was sci coned before a large audience last night at Bernard’s. The chief production “The Law and Outlaw,” is the best western drama yet screened. Ihe picture shows marvellous riding and bull dogging steers, and is a him that should not be missed. ■, To-morrow’s change will he headed by Kalends gigantic drama, entitled “Shipwrecked,” an adaptation of “Admirable Crichton,” made famous by J. C. Williamson throughout the colonies. The scouarib runs as follows When Jones, a valet, is recommended to Millionaire Jelds, he is found to be the ideal of his class, ton none other’ than to wait upon —s master. Patricia Jelds, the millionaire’s daughter, is practically engaged to Howard Gibbs Paxton, a society man. Jelds and his family, and Paxton, embark on a southern cruise, Jones accompanies them. Young Paxton proposes to Patricia, and she accepts. !■ Qh the deck Pat.ricia idly picks up a book, “The Equality of Man,” which, belongs to Jones. She discovers that lie; has greater depth than she imagined. In the tropics g cry of “a leak” is heard. A hands take to the lifeboats, and the boat sinks. rAftluy; jtwo maddening days, land is sighted. As the boats approach the shore a coral reef] and the heavy surf capsizes them. Ike party is washed in by the sea to an island. During their stay there, Jones becomes a hero, and Patricia realises that she cares for him. Jones knows when ho sights a sail unknown to the others that’ if-thcw-go -hade Patricia is lost to him, but he hails the vrtifeH; Months later Patricia finds she canhot marry Paxton, and in a different corner of the, world Jones is struggling to hiinseTf worthy of her and her< estate., WIELAERT-PEGHOTSCH COMBINATION. This talented combination of artists has just completed a most pronounced and distinctly successful season of three weeks in Auckland, 'ihe programmes were so attuned to the popular taste, yet so full of true merit and real artistic ability, that the artists were the subject of repeated and repeated encores, the audiences being almost insatiable in their demands. The Company appears in Stratford on Wednesday next, January 14tli.